reinforcement

n 1: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men

and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in

the performance of its mission; "they called for

artillery support" [syn: {support}, {reenforcement}]

2: information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his

gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his

complaints" [syn: {reenforcement}]

3: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the

behavior that produced it [syn: {reinforcing stimulus}, {reinforcer}]

4: a device designed to provide additional strength; "the

cardboard backing was just a strengthener,"; "he used

gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"

[syn: {strengthener}]

5: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior [syn: {reward}]